Episode Overview
Every type of food, from proteins and fats to carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals, consists of chemicals. When consumed, these chemicals are restructured by the body to produce energy. Various foods yield different energy levels, quantified in calories. But how do scientists determine the calorie content of food? In this episode, Bill unveils the mysteries behind the bomb calorimeter, a vital tool in the field of food science.
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Season 4 Episodes 33
1.
Plastic Bottles and Jars, Mail, Eggs, Handcrafted Wooden Pens
1.
Rivers & Streams
2.
Plastic Injection Moulds, Automotive Oil Filters, Filing Cabinets, Blown Glass
2.
Nutrition
3.
High-Precision Cutting Tools, Stained Glass, Semi-Trailers, Recorders
3.
Marine Mammals
4.
Conga Drums, Metal Plating, Buttons
4.
Earthquakes
5.
Grinding Wheels, Compost, Window Blinds, Milk
5.
NTV Top 11 Video Countdown
6.
Spiders
6.
Brushes and Push Brooms, Blackboards, Smoked Salmon, Zippers
7.
3D Commercial Signs, Hardwood Floors, Corrugated Polyethylene Pipe, Mattresses
7.
Pollution Solutions
8.
Ceramic Tiles, Nuts, Steel Forgings, Skateboards
8.
Probability
9.
Pseudoscience
9.
Car Engines, Flour, Recliners, Envelopes
10.
Plastic Cups and Cutlery, Special Effects Makeup, Gold, Harps
10.
Flowers
11.
Countertop Laminate, Frozen Treats, Children's Building Blocks, Detergents
11.
Archaeology
12.
Architectural Moldings, Pulleys, Industrial Rubber Hose, Sheet Vinyl Flooring
12.
Deserts
13.
Putty Knives, Garage Doors, Electric Motors, Wool
13.
Amphibians
14.
Volcanoes
15.
Invertebrates
16.
Heart
17.
Inventions
18.
Computers
19.
Fossils
20.
Time
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